English

Noun

claro ‎(plural claros)

1. A cigar whose wrapper is very light tan or yellowish.

Coordinate terms

• colorado
• colorado claro
• colorado maduro
• double claro
• double maduro
• maduro
• oscuro

Galician

Etymology

From Latin clārus.

Adjective

claro m (feminine singular clara, masculine plural claros, feminine plural claras)

1. clear

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈklaː.roː/, [ˈkɫaː.roː]

Etymology 1

From clārus +‎ -ō.

Verb

clārō ‎(present infinitive clārāre, perfect active clārāvī, supine clārātum); first conjugation

1. I brighten, lighten or illuminate
2. I clarify (make clear, explain)

Inflection

Derived terms

• exclārō

Descendants

• Albanian: qëroj
• Spanish: clarar
• French: éclairer

Etymology 2

Adjective

clārō

1. dative masculine singular of clārus
2. dative neuter singular of clārus
3. ablative masculine singular of clārus
4. ablative neuter plural of clārus

References

• claro in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• claro in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• CLARO in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “claro”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin clārus ‎(“clear; bright”), displacing Old Portuguese craro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkla.ɾu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkla.ɾo/

Adjective

claro m ‎(feminine singular clara, masculine plural claros, feminine plural claras, comparable)

1. light (pale in colour)
2. bright (luminous; not dark)
3. clear (without clouds nor fog)
4. clear (free of ambiguity or doubt)
5. clear (distinct; sharp; well-marked; easily perceived as a unit)
6. (of eyes) blue, green or grey
7. evident (obviously true by simple observation)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:claro.

Synonyms

• (bright): brilhante, brilhoso, luminoso
• (without clouds nor fog): aberto, limpo
• (free from ambiguity or doubt): inambíguo, inequívoco
• (distinct): agudo, distinto, nítido
• (evident): certo, evidente, óbvio

Antonyms

• (pale in colour): escuro
• (bright): escuro, sombrio
• (without clouds or fog): fechado, nublado
• (free from ambiguity or doubt): ambíguo, dúbio, incerto, inclaro
• (distinct): indistinto
• (of eyes, blue, green or grey): escuro
• (evident): duvidoso, incerto

Noun

claro m (plural claros)

1. clearing (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:claro.

Synonyms

• clareira, vão

Adverb

claro (comparative mais claro superlative o mais claro)

1. clearly (without ambiguity)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:claro.

Synonyms

• claramente

Interjection

claro

1. of course (indicates enthusiastic agreement)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:claro.

Antonyms

• claro que não

Related terms

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin clārus.

Adjective

claro m ‎(feminine singular clara, masculine plural claros, feminine plural claras)

1. light, bright
2. clear

Adverb

claro

1. certainly, naturally, of course

Noun

claro m ‎(plural claros)

1. clearing
2. bald patch

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